Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Dr. James C. Dobson

Family Life Specialist

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Dr. James C. Dobson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024

1. Dr. James C. Dobson Marker

Inscription.
Founder, President Focus on the Family, heard daily worldwide on 4,200 radio stations and 100 TV stations • Layman of the Year 1982, National Association of Evangelicals • Author of 19 best selling books on family life • Producer of 3 films on the family • Special Commendation from President Jimmy Carter for family work.

Hot Springs, Arkansas • Inducted 1998

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1982.

Location. 34° 30.634′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk in front of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Point of Grace (here, next to this marker); Governor Mike Huckabee (here, next to this marker); Twila Paris (here, next to this

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marker); Rex Humbard (here, next to this marker); Gail Davis (here, next to this marker); Art “Superman” Pennington (here, next to this marker); Adam Brown (here, next to this marker); Tess Harper (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . James Clayton Dobson, Jr. (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: James Clayton Dobson Jr. (born April 21, 1936) is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family, which he led from 1977 until 2010. In the 1980s, he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesmen for conservative social positions in American public life. Although never an ordained minister, he was called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader" by The New York Times while Slate portrayed him as a successor to evangelical leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.

(Submitted on January 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Dr. James C. Dobson Marker

Looking east from Central Avenue. It is the 2nd from the left of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.